(since 2005) Chairman of the Election Supervisory Committee, 2004 Rector of UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta, 2006–2010 Books Understanding the Language of Religion (1996) The Future of Religion (1995) Tragedy of King Midas (1998) God So Close (2000) Revelation of Heaven, Revelation on Earth (2002) Interpreting the Will of God (2003) Psychology of Death (2005) References Living people 1953 births People from Magelang Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta alumni Academic staff of Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta